Written by Chris Kincaid Livingston Parish News
Doyle's junior, Aidan McDaniel, has been a mixed martial arts fighter for the past two and a half years.
McDaniel's father had been in fights, which interested him.
“I went to the gym one day and decided that's what I wanted to do,” McDaniel said of how he started fighting.
McDaniel said he went to the gym because he loves martial arts, was interested in it and wanted to try it out.
McDaniel competes in a variety of sports disciplines, including kickboxing, boxing, grappling, boxing, and Muay Thai.
McDaniel said his favorite sport is kickboxing.
“That's what I've been doing the longest and I thought it was better for me,” McDaniel said.
McDaniel competed for the first time in late March and won by technical knockout in the first round. It was for the Titan Combat Championships at the Texas Club in Baton Rouge.
“While training for that, I was focused on being the hardest worker. During the match, I knew he was going to come out and try to overpower me, so I tried to tire him out and I chose him from there,” McDaniel said. Especially. ”
McDaniel talked about his reaction to the win.
“There were a lot of emotions, but it was the best feeling ever,” McDaniel said.
McDaniel trains at UFC Sherwood under coach Thomas Webb.
“My coach basically taught me everything I know. He's been there for me through all my ups and downs,” McDaniel said.
Webb said McDaniel blew the roof off in his first MMA fight.
“He's been training with me for a year and a half to two years now. When he came in, he was still a young rookie. He only had adults to train with, so right away 2 months,” Webb said. At that time, he became a smoker for the first time. At that time, Jim invited different gyms to join him and even though he only had 2 months of experience, we knew from then on that we had a diamond in the rough. ”
For smokers, opponents are determined by weight, experience and, if possible, age.
